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I've been diving into several YouTube channels that cover film theory and technique, from screenwriting to cinematography to general film discussion. I thought I'd just list them out in case anyone is interested.

More movie review and discussion than actual movie technique is http://redlettermedia.com/
Too snarky at times and they like to rip movies apart but sometimes has really good insight and information

However, the exact opposite of RLM is Movies with Mikey and this is my favorite movie channel right now. Delivery might turn some people off, but I find it hysterical:Movies with Mikey - YouTube
It's his mission to celebrate what's good about movies instead of tearing them down. He claims Every Frame a Painting is his favorite movie channel (and is the reason I watch that one, too)

I've heard of RLM but haven't seen any of their videos yet. I'll definitely check out the other one. I started finding some of these channels watching movies like Cinema Sins - Everything Wrong With ... but they problem is they don't discriminate between actual bad films and good films that have some tropes or cliches or they sin a movie for having a cliche when its really simply a common story telling method, which is not always the same. I don't need to watch a channel tear apart even the best movies out there.